Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Interstitial Fiction is all about breaking rules,ignoring boundaries, cross-pollinating the fieldsof literature. It’s about working between,across, through, and at the edges and borders ofliterary genres, including fiction andnon-fiction. It falls between the cracks of othermovements, terms, and definitions. If you have astory idea that’s impossible to describe in acouple of sentences, it may be interstitial.

We’re looking for previously unpublished storiesthat engage us and make us think about literaturein new ways. Rather than defining “interstitial”for you, we’d like you to show us whatgenre-bending fiction looks like. Surprise us;make us see that literature holds possibilitieswe haven't yet imagined.

We are also open to graphic stories of about 10pages.

Who We Are Looking For

Writers in all genres of fiction (contemporaryrealism, mystery, historical, fantasy, whatever)who have an idea that challenges generic tropesand expectations. If you're not sure whether astory is interstitial, send it along anyway.

Practical Matters

Our submission period will be from October 1,2008 to December 2, 2008. Please submitelectronically only. Send your stories to:interfictions(at)interstitialarts.org (replace (at)with @).

You will hear from us after January, 2009.

Overseas submissions are welcome. Storiespreviously published in other languages may besubmitted in English translation for firstEnglish language publication.

Please follow standard manuscript formatting andsubmission conventions: ie, double-spaced, with1” margins, and the name of the story on eachpage. No simultaneous or multiple submissions.Word count is open, but the ideal range is4,000-10,000 words. Payment will be 5 cents aword for non-exclusive world anthology rights, onpublication, along with 2 author’s copies.

Any questions? Write us at interfictions(at)interstitialarts.org (replace (at) with @).